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[G1 Android Development] lgl123:
I tried that. I have tried everything! I'm done with G1 if this doesnt start working. I'm gonna get a BB 8900
[G1 Android Development] darcjrt:
If my G1 wont pass the Tmob logo and no key combination works, it it bricked?

I sent it to warranty anyway an I'll get it on friday. Also I want to install this ROM but I need specific steps.

I need the latest spl, radio and jf1.43 recovery. So, I'll do this and pls let me know if I'm right:

Flash the 1.43 recovery

Flash the latest radio

Flash the needed spl

Flash the ROM

Is this ok? Last time I flashed the spl without the radio and the phone died. Thenks
[G1 Android Development] futango:
Root your phone. once rooted. install the latest recovery. then radio

make sure you have a PVT board. DVT-2 = brick.

When i went to the new haykuro SPL. I did everything new. as in i was on jf 15. with .26I radio. I wiped and reinstalled the radio. then wipe again and installed the new SPL. then install the rom. i have 2 SD cards so i had 1 SD with the SPL and another with the rom. if you only have 1 sd. you can flash the new SPL and if done correctly it should take you back to the recovery console. eject the sd card put it in a reader put the rom on the sd and place it back in the phone and hit Alt+S. to install the new rom.
[G1 Android Development] Jigga0o7:
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but do you guys with bricked phones have insurance for your phone? Even if not, it seems the one year warranty would be in effect. Add me to the list of people that've bricked their phones using that SPL. I was freaking out until I just called T-Mobile a moment ago and played dumb. I honestly didn't even know I had insurance on my phone, but apparently I do. So with that, they gave me a number I can take to a t-mobile store so I can have a loaner phone and they will be shipping me a new G1 tomorrow.
[G1 Android Development] eastsidewarrior:
bricked

i read every post in this thread from page 1 to page 9. *sigh* i guess ima b callin tmo in a few cuz i get nothing after da g1 screen wit any key combo. can somebody tell me wat story 2 give tmo cuz im nervous bout callin lol. i do have da extra 6 dollar a month insurance by da way but i wanna noe if i can get da factory warranty 2 work
[G1 Android Development] eastsidewarrior:
saved

juss got off wit tmobile bout my brick n wat they told me fixed my phone. idk if this will help u guys but i never thought of tryin it before so here goes.

with the phone off press and hold the keys to get 2 recovery or bootloader whichever 1 u want to get into and hold them like that for 25 seconds even when it turns on dont let go just keep them depressed and count. i thought my phone was bricked but when i did that at about 15 seconds it loaded into recovery mode. turned it off n tried it again with bootloader keys and it worked. its worth a try so if you havent done so yet try it out dont noe if anybody posted that up already
[G1 Android Development] RueTheDay:
Wait, you're saying that BACK + POWER would NOT take you into bootloader before but holding it for 25 seconds WOULD? And the same for HOME + POWER and recovery mode? Can anyone else confirm this?
[G1 Android Development] j0nkatz:
Does not work for my bricked ADP.
[G1 Android Development] eastsidewarrior:
uhhh isnt CAMERA+PWER the bootloader? but yes thats what happened before i would press and hold the keys and when the g1 screen came on id still hold it for like 5 seconds more but this time i held it longer n somehow it worked. dont noe how das y i posted it up mayb it'll help somebody here
[G1 Android Development] RaiderX303:
for those who are bricked, do you get the first boot screen? if you do, can you connect to the phone through adb? if so, can you record the log and post it here?
[G1 Android Development] tubaking182:
those that are bricked are stuck at splash1 and adbd has not loaded yet so we cannot connect via adb to get a log.
[G1 Android Development] RueTheDay:
CAMERA + POWER and BACK + POWER both do the same thing - take you to the bootloader.

Honestly, it sounds like you just weren't holding it down long enough the first time. I don't think 25 seconds makes any difference over 5 seconds. You're phone was probably never really "bricked".
[G1 Android Development] RaiderX303:
i have adb load while stuck on splash 1 and fixed it by pushing the system folder from update.zip to the phone
[G1 Android Development] airsonic:
I just tried to update to the new SPL from haykuro and it said it succesfully installed, but once it rebooted it won't go past the 'T-Mobile screen' any help here?

EDIT:

forget it. Fixed. Excuse the noobness. Searching is your friend.
[G1 Android Development] mohikanul:
new SLP from haykuro

Hi,

I'm realy brick my G1 with new SLP from haykuro, Please remove post with instructions and download link to new SLP to exclude new victims,

and please keep updated this thread to know wen and how to unbrick ours G1.

I read about Pandora Batery for PSP, some people tried to conect it to G1 but unsuccessfuly.

Thanks.
[G1 Android Development] mattjirmanos:
Hi,

I keep reading about the "SPL Thread" can someone simply link me to this so i can fix my phone please? Any help is appreciated thanks.
[G1 Android Development] bouyark:
How did you do this? I am stuck on splash 1 after loading the new SPL from haykuro.
[G1 Android Development] hekuiman:
plz need help idk what i did

my phone comes on and after the g1 screen goes away i keep getting the ! mark and i wipe and everything and same problem ill do wutever to get this fixed
[G1 Android Development] futango:
you have to reinstall a rom.
[G1 Android Development] hekuiman:
yea i thought about that right after i did that lmao and of course it worked
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
True Brick...

Hopefully not. I flashed several roms and haven't had any issues but ran into an issue trying to set up a nandroid back up. i installed the modded recovery and boot img correctly then I tried to install JF Modified RC30 ... ,went fine. I reboot and G1 screen...

i try to reboot into recovery.... No go

try to reboot into fastboot..... no go

can't do adb shell, push commands are useless unless i can boot into recovery right? cant wipe without recovery, can I?

Anybody have any ideas??

EDIT: More Info

have haykuros SPL, that has been installed for a while. I was running Ion

phone did have root

I did not purchase this phone from T-Mobile. Can I tell them there OTA bricked my phone??? LOL

EDIT: Even more info

I tried booting holding every button. booting while holding the trackball down doesn't boot the phone but the status light comes on blue. not sure if thats the beginning of somethin useful

Any help is appreciated.
[G1 Android Development] theheadshaker86:
was just wondering mines is bricked also cant get bootloader or recovery but if u press home and hold the action key the notification led lights up blue wats that all about wats the point of it doing that
[G1 Android Development] darcjrt:
I had that same problem. Mine wont pass Tmob logo and no button combination works. Holding the action button will turn the led blue but nothing else. I sent it to Tmob and got one brand new :p

BTW I flashed the latest spl by mistake without the radio or the JF1.43 recovery so it was obvioulsy my bad hahaha.

EDIT: Can someone please explain what does the phone does when is bricked? And how can I identify the board of the G1. Also I dont know if it is for preventing others to brick but where can I get the latest spl? I have the 2005 one with latest radio and JF1.43 recovery and Google ION on my G1. Thanks
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
I searched that and google said its just locks the phone apparently... not sure how much truth there is in that

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3793897&postcount=11
[G1 Android Development] JackD3ath:
To see your board type, hold camera button and power up. board will be PVT or DVT(?) PVT is the one that is ok.

@ B-Eazy...

Sounds like you downgraded the radio, which is bad with the new SPL.

You should prolly try to get it replaced.
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
Yea, I tried everything. Something def went wrong :o

T-mobile is sending me a refurbished phone
[G1 Android Development] sputnik99:
maybe we should edit the first post with a link to the fix_permissions.sh thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=522935
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
You know what I noticed, when I flashed the ROM i remember it saying upgrading radio, So thats prob is the culprit.... Damn
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
one more bricked with new spl :mad: :confused:

After some research, no way to revive the phone ;(

Someone have any idea? Maybe with ExtUSB ?

Will give some bucks for who fix it ...
[G1 Android Development] Pfischi:
And voila... a new bricked G1. I didn't read the problems with new SPL before... Hoping for a way to fix it.
[G1 Android Development] Ronnymes:
And a other one...

Hi,

Did something realy stoopid with my G1... flashed back to RC7 and installed the latest SPL...

Because I want it to flash the Hero rom...

But can't boot and can't get it in the bootmode...
[G1 Android Development] richielasalsa:
havign a huge problem guys i just put the new hero beta 2 and after i do the apps to sd the phone brickks it stay on the g screen after reboot someone help me
[G1 Android Development] richielasalsa:
now i got the htc screen and it keeps freezing on that
[G1 Android Development] richielasalsa:
can someone help me pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee
[G1 Android Development] maxisma:
hey @ rich...

Pls do adb logcat and post the result.
[G1 Android Development] richielasalsa:
sorry i just need some help
[G1 Android Development] richielasalsa:
now i tried to put the radio on and now the phone is really bricked
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
Welcome to the team :)

Sit and wait... ;)
[G1 Android Development] RueTheDay:
I hate to treat people like babies, but I'm really starting to think that the new SPL should just be taken down. Or at least have a form to fill out before downloading it that says you acknowledge that 1) you have a PVT board 2) you have the correct radio 3) you know that any future radio changes may brick your phone as long as you have the SPL installed. It makes me sick to see all of these bricked G1s.
[G1 Android Development] taylorb1:
So what the heck does it mean when your phone is running JF 1.51 CRB43 for a week just great, and then after you send a text message to your wife, it freezes on the text entry screen and wont do ANYTHING! I took the battery out after about 5 minutes, and put it back in. I got the G1 Boot loop... I plugged it into a charger and got a RED LED... I entered bootloader and got "no image file"... I copied my original DREAIMG.nbh back onto the top level of the SD card and everything updated successfully... I rebooted and i get NADA! NOTHING! No fastboot, no bootloader, not recovery, not a dad-gum thing!

I had a similar problem last friday, wiped, reloaded all my stuff and Yay! it worked... then Sunday it froze up again, I wiped, and Poof! its back in action! But today... No such luck... :( its a work-supplied phone for my use... :( Should i just tell them the POS crashed and I need a replacement?
[G1 Android Development] RueTheDay:
Do you have Apps To SD? If you're still having these problems AFTER successfully flashing a DIFFERENT ROM, then I'd check to make sure your SD card isn't getting ready to die.
[G1 Android Development] taylorb1:
Could it have anything to do with using an old SIM card that just had the G1 plan added to it? I still have the same card that I had a year ago with a Razr, and its been through the Razr, a Wing, and now the G1.... just a thought...

Hmm... the description of the ROM I am using is JFv1.50_ADP1.5_CRB43, I dont recall anything specific about Apps to SD.

And if I reformat my SD card, and flash a different ROM, should that let the G1 boot up successfully?

I didnt know SD's had a lifespan???

EDIT::: I tried a different update ROM on the SD card and I still get nothing. This is not an SD problem; It is a G1 problem... maybe only mine, but its inside the phone itself. My boss is running the exact same setup as I am and he has had NO problems with it like I have.
[G1 Android Development] aoi0123:
I fixed my bricked G1

As I said I did it.

FYI, I write this msg for somebody has same problem.:)

I did "flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.2.img".

After the reboot, it stucked on the second boot screen, it looped forever and ever and never stopped.:(

So I Alt+w and then Alt+s but it said can't find update.zip

But it was there.

And I tried some of the builds on this fourm.

I got some other messages, but I don't remember, sorry.

Anyway I coudn't fix it with the way.

I also tried to use another SD card.but it also didn't work.:confused:

unfortunatry, I didn't have nandroid backup, cos I didn't care much about the backup.

Then I got signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-img-148830.zip from http://www.htc.com/www/support/android/adp.html

and I did like this.

C:\bin>fastboot update signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-img-148830.zip

archive does not contain 'boot.sig'

archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'

archive does not contain 'system.sig'

--------------------------------------------

Bootloader Version...: 1.33.2005

Baseband Version.....: 2.22.19.26I

Serial Number........: XXXXXXXXXXX

--------------------------------------------

checking product... OKAY

checking serialno... OKAY

checking version-bootloader... FAILED

Device version-bootloader is '1.33.2005'.

Update requires '1.33.2004' or '1.33.0004' or '0.95.3000' or '0.95.0000'.

Then I got this error...

Then I unzipped the file, and I did like this.

C:\bin>fastboot flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (1604 KB)... OKAY

writing 'boot'... OKAY

C:\bin>fastboot flash system system.img

sending 'system' (54823 KB)... OKAY

writing 'system'... OKAY

C:\bin>fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

sending 'userdata' (2 KB)... OKAY

writing 'userdata'... OKAY

C:\bin>fastboot reboot

rebooting...

Then I got G1 back!:D

I hope it can help somebody.

Cheers!
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
Your phone wasn't a real brick then. Peoples phone hang at the splash1 screen (t mobile) and ADB isn't loaded yet, so there is no way to get in.
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
There must be a way to get in... never saw something 'unbrickeable' :o
[G1 Android Development] taylorb1:
Mine does absolutely NOTHING... it wont fastboot, it wont do bootloader, it wont recognize a charger, it wont do ANYTHING... it is not effectively a paperweight. :(
[G1 Android Development] mrcampliftl2005:
Same here... I got the same thing... Already tried soft rebooting & hard rebooting (using the home & end buttons)... Still just stuck on the T-mobile G1 screen... Can anyone help me please...
[G1 Android Development] stewart30:
ok

major problem,

I flashed latest spl and now cant get back in recovery to re-flash

very worried:(
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
Your not giving enough information for us to help you. Did you follow all the steps?
[G1 Android Development] stewart30:
what steps are you refering to....

i basically flashed the new spl and put new super hero rom on and now can't get passed tmobile g1 splash.

it wont go into any recovery modes or bootloader.
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
Did you have the new radio installed already?
[G1 Android Development] stewart30:
I was attempting to install superhero rom which stated all i had to do was install latest spl
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
In order to install the new SPL you had to have the latest radio. If you didn't then you need to call T-Mobile up and get a replacement. Thats why they had warnings about installing the new SPL.
[G1 Android Development] stewart30:
is there no possible way to resolve this as don't have insurance with tmobile
[G1 Android Development] stewart30:
phoned t-mobile only have repair option on phone, worried they will identify that phone has been modified.

would they be able to find out i have had root.
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
What you tell them is you got the cupcake OTA and you left the phone alone and when you saw it again your phone was hanging. Then play dumb they can't tell it had root. They might replace it for free thinking it was there fault.
[G1 Android Development] maruutah:
Wondering this too, however I received my phone yesterday as replacement (my first G1 was getting a bit o' dead pixels, they replaced no problem) but this one, well first off it kept saying *unsafe SD removal* when I didn't touch the sd, before trying to root and all, but the phone also kept freezing and rebooting while trying to even root it...I know for sure it IS bricked, and it is rooted at this point, barely, but yeah...I reallly hope that I didn't screw my chances of saying *You guys sent me a jacked phone...* cause I rooted..haha
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
No answers until now... 1 day without G1 :(

Looking for HTC support ... nothing yet
[G1 Android Development] alexjzim:
whenever i brick my phone, i do a bootloader reset. use a card reader and download DREAMING.nbh (http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Quick_Root). when u turn ur phone on, hold camera and end. press end to start update downgrade. it puts it nack to rc29, and deletes everything, but its fixed. just wait a day for the cupcake update again

(i might have missed a step)
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
You never had a real brick. With a real brick you can't enter bootloader, fastboot, ADB, or nothing.
[G1 Android Development] alexjzim:
oops. ive got bootloop and other things b4, but didnt know that. i wonder if there is anyway to do a hard SPL through the cpu. i fixed my herald that way. is there one for android?
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
Why haykuro doesnt answer us ... :(

i'm thinking in get another mobile... that's sad.
[G1 Android Development] maruutah:
Yeah, what was said earlier: That's not a bricked phone :/

Mine..can't do a damn thing. No bootloader, no recovery, no adb, nada. :( Going to the t-mobile store today, hopefully they will be a little more helpful since I JUST got this replacement phone yesterday and it's been flawed from the go :/
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
Cuz he technically retired from the board and there is a thread on the new SPL bricking phones. If you flashed his SPL without the correct board or radio your phone IS DONE. We do not have drivers or software to fix your phone. Only HTC, Google and your provider can fix it.

This is what happened to me, I flashed a rom and it downgraded my radio which in turn bricked my phone. Time for a new phone

This is an official brick. If you can get to bootloader or recovery you are not bricked. You will have to use adb or fastboot commands whether you like to or not in order to get your phone working
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
I dont think so... its too early to give up. Have to try use miniusb->serial cable, and there is the useless(?) blue light mode, heard something about a pandora's battery... still with hope that someday soon my g1 will revive :o
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
Good. Well now that we have someone willing to stay with a bricked phone might have a chance.................

well the blue light is said to be some sort of lock and I don't think anything productive will come from that.

What is miniUSB to serial cable suppose to do? what is pandora's battery??
[G1 Android Development] RueTheDay:
Agreed. I think it's hardware-level, outside the bootloader, and thus a waste of time.

On some devices it will let you push data from the PC to the device. Since it appears the G1 bootloader is completely hosed on bricked G1s and the USB driver isn't even loading, I doubt it will help.

A way of fixing a bricked PSP. It tricks the PSP to go into service mode and boot from a memory stick. No one knows if the G1 has any such service mode or how to get to it (doubtful the battery trick would work).

Only a JTAG is gonna fix these phones.
[G1 Android Development] lbf:
Well, well... then ill get a jtag cable soon :)

Found this about jtag+debug flash, gettin closer i think.

Another one - research for the use of the jtag.

The usb-serial cable how to...
[G1 Android Development] darcjrt:
I have a question and I hope it get cleared by an expert

When I turn on my G1 holding cam + power I get this

DREAM PVT 32B EBD S-OFF

HBOOT-1.33.2005(DREA10000)

CPLD-4

RADIO-2.22.19.26I

bla,bla,bla

To get this I did the following:

1. Rooted

2. Flashed JF1.43 recovery

3. Flashed .26I RADIO

4. BOOTED to recovery and flashed 2005 SPL

5. BOOTED to recovery and flashed Cyanogen ROM

Worked like a charm. Now The question:

I have the image for RC29 US DREAIMG.nbh, if I ever decide to go OTA (dont know why), If I flash this image, will I brick the phone? As I understard this image flashes the radio or not???

If I want to get rid of the .2005 spl, can I flash the hard spl? What are the steps to go back to a G1 out of the box??

I bricked a G1 before and got a new one from tmob because I flashed the latest SPL without the radio. please people dont!!!!! you will brick the phone!!!!

Now I have the Cyanogen ROM, Hero Theme, and I got 152MB free for apps......wooooot!!!
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
Same thing I was thinking

I think the bootloader and recovery are the what G1 has for service mode.

Jtag looks pretty hardcore and I would only try something like that if you called tmobile already and they told you to go screw. Unless you have a bricked G1 that you don't mind losing

I got the OTA cuz I haven't rooted my phone again but it does upgrade your radio to 2.22.19.26I. I'm not sure if it will brick your phone
[G1 Android Development] mrcampliftl2005:
Need help... Updated to Cupcake but it restarted in the middle of the installation & now I'm stuck at the T-mobile G1 splash screen (black screen with white text words)... Already tried 'soft' restarting, taking battery out & putting it back in, & hard restarting with the hardware buttons (end + home buttons, camera + end buttons)... Can someone help or make a program for either xp or vista to unbrick the G1...
[G1 Android Development] B-Eazy:
What happened when you tried (end + home buttons, camera + end buttons) ?

was it the OTA update or did you do it yourself?
[G1 Android Development] stewart30:
took my bricked g1 into t-mobile shop today, its off to be repaired and hopefully will just be replaced.
[G1 Android Development] 20lives:
someone tried to send the G1 to T-MOBILE from outside the USA ?

i bought it from T-MOBILE usa but i live in europe, i want to sent it so they fix it / replace it and send it back to me... someone think this is possible ??
[G1 Android Development] Bzerk1:
Possibly BRICKED

well i downgraded my phone from 1.5 to rc29, then i flashed the new radio 2.22.19.26l which i found on this site.

http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/Install_Custom_ROM

Then i flashed the JFv1.43 Recovery

Then lastly i flashed Haykuro's SPL. all files found on that page. and now im stuck at the G1 screen. i can get to recovery mode still though. but im stuck and i got no clue what to do. I looked up some of the forums and the Alt + X thing seems to not even do anything. (as in it absolutely has nothing.) i tried to flash rc29 the dreaimg.nbh file agian but still same.

Please someone help me. Im a total noob that decided to try and get the hero rom today.
[G1 Android Development] lilladyo2cute:
WTF

My phone was running slow so i powered it off and now it is dead for life. I have tried plugging in the charger takin the battery out, tried to boot in recovery and bootlloader, but everything is a no go. Phone will not power back on. I was running superhero v1 beta 2 all apps on sd and dalvik on sd as well. Does anyone know anything else to do to make this thing power on? i know its not the battery because it did nothing when i plugged in the charger plus it powers up my other bricked g1, this thing wont even power. any suggestions?
[G1 Android Development] Bzerk1:
i fixed my problem i hopped back onto RC29 by pressing cam + power button. thanks still from the reading.